Senate Bill S7556

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S7556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8179
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-120, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8454, A1127

2021-S7556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the ability of judicial candidates for office who are enrolled in a particular party to automatically be allowed to run as a candidate in another party's primary election.

2021-S7556 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7556
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to eliminating the ability
   of judicial candidates for office who are  enrolled  in  a  particular
   party  to  automatically  be  allowed to run as a candidate in another
   party's primary election
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section 6-120 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 373 of the laws  of  1978,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4.  This  section  shall not apply to a political party designating or
 nominating candidates for the first time[,] OR to  candidates  nominated
 by party caucus[, nor to candidates for judicial offices].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11558-01-1



              

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